Suff the usual, way too hot in summer.. unusable space, although not really that bad in the winter... Moved into the house a year ago, but have put this one off, as not sure of the long term remedy.
We have had various people around quoting new poly, glazing and tiled roof, and Ive even priced up the poly sheets myself, which came in at about 1/3 of the cost of paying for someone to fit them, so I am tempted to take on this diy project - they wanted 1k for days labour! However, from what I have been reading, only a traditional roof is really going to remedy the heating problem, as poly or glass will not achieve the sort of result we would want, or even what they theoretically state. Having such a roof comes with a cost, which we cant really afford at the mo, so another tick for the diy project. This however could also involve building regs etc... unless one of the "light" tile options is used, but perhaps still need surveying.
As an interim solution, could I not simply fit something like reflective sheets, or other insulation to the underside of the poly sheets. Im not fussed about the loss of light, as enough comes in through the windws. If I stick them straight onto the sheet, condensation shouldn't really be an issue? Ive read of the bubble foil tpe insulation, but this has to be well vented as condensation can form in the voids between, but surely if I can stick something like polystyrene tiles straight to the polycarb, this could work as a short term fix..??
We have had various people around quoting new poly, glazing and tiled roof, and Ive even priced up the poly sheets myself, which came in at about 1/3 of the cost of paying for someone to fit them, so I am tempted to take on this diy project - they wanted 1k for days labour! However, from what I have been reading, only a traditional roof is really going to remedy the heating problem, as poly or glass will not achieve the sort of result we would want, or even what they theoretically state. Having such a roof comes with a cost, which we cant really afford at the mo, so another tick for the diy project. This however could also involve building regs etc... unless one of the "light" tile options is used, but perhaps still need surveying.
As an interim solution, could I not simply fit something like reflective sheets, or other insulation to the underside of the poly sheets. Im not fussed about the loss of light, as enough comes in through the windws. If I stick them straight onto the sheet, condensation shouldn't really be an issue? Ive read of the bubble foil tpe insulation, but this has to be well vented as condensation can form in the voids between, but surely if I can stick something like polystyrene tiles straight to the polycarb, this could work as a short term fix..??
